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Sculptor:
Milles, Carl 1875-1955  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois 60603-6110
Date:
1931
Notes:
Bach, Ira J. and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983.
Bach, Ira J. and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, Pg.35.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Fountain with four "gigantic" half-human, half-fish figures set in the middle of the pool in two rows of two figures. Each figure is holding or playing with either large shells or fish.
Topic:
Mythology--Classical--Triton  Search this
Object--Other--Shell  Search this
Animal--Fish  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87580003
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_296134